SUPPLY CHAIN ARTICLES
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The mRNA Supply Chain Revolution: Materials, Methods, And Momentum
mRNA innovation now hinges as much on manufacturing materials as on molecular design, with novel inputs shaping performance, cost, and scalability. As these less-mature materials move rapidly into production, strategic material selection and supplier alignment are becoming critical to manufacturing resilience and long-term success.
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FDA Sets Recommendations For Predicting Dangerous Nitrosamine Impurities
The FDA recently published a final guidance that sets a recommended framework for predicting the potential of nitrosamine drug substance-related impurities.
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Moderna & The Global mRNA Supply Chain: Regulatory Lessons Learned
One of the most important reminders I took away from Moderna’s experiences ushering its mRNA vaccine onto the global market is that a commercial manufacturing process must also be accompanied by a commercially ready supply chain. Though sufficient physical volumes of each raw material and a redundant supplier network are necessities, physical scale is not the only “CQA” for which we must account when commercializing our supply chain.
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ARW's ATMP Manufacturing Must-Reads (ST. PATRICK'S DAY EDITION!)
Day-in and day-out, I write, read, listen to, and watch as much content as I can about CGT and RNA therapy manufacturing, in particular, and/or other ATMP industry-related topics that you should at least be aware of in the manufacturing facility. Once a month, I compile the articles and industry updates I think are most worthy of your time into an unconventional roundup article.
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Innovations In The Oligonucleotide Supply Chain: Regulatory Considerations For Materials, Manufacturing, And Lifecycle Control
Oligonucleotide therapeutics have rapidly advanced into late-stage and commercial development, shifting regulatory focus toward the maturity of manufacturing and supply chain control rather than therapeutic novelty. Regulatory success now depends on how effectively sponsors translate innovative chemistries into well-characterized, scalable, and sustainable materials and processes.
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Inside Alnylam's Playbook For High Volume siRNA Production
As one of the first companies to establish a chemoenzymatic ligation platform, Alnylam's Maines and Nechev are in the perfect position to espouse wisdom on the practical aspects and remaining challenges of implementing enzymatic ligation at a large scale. Here in this installment, Maines and Nechev outline what they’ve learned thus far about the science of enzymatic ligation, while also paying credence to the unknowns and existing barriers that, as a frontrunner, Alnylam will inevitably (but willingly) be tasked with facing in the future.
ARTICLES, APP NOTES, CASE STUDIES, & WHITE PAPERS
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Learn how to approach CRISPR cell and gene therapy development challenges, such as regulatory hurdles, ensuring consistency, finding qualified and experienced staff, and obtaining GMP-Grade reagents.
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Uncover how how switching from LAL to rFC can enhance sustainability, improve testing reliability, and strengthen supply-chain resilience in endotoxin testing.
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Explore the challenges impacting clinical supply chains and solutions to overcome these complexities, and understand why it is crucial to pick the right supply chain provider for vaccine storage and distribution.
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We report on the use of a novel lipid nanoparticle (LNP) reagent in a validated protocol to achieve successful complex gene editing in primary T cells with high efficiency while maintaining high cell viability.
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Persistent disruption is redefining biopharma supply chains. Explore how regional manufacturing, integrated risk management, and closer collaboration help build resilience and improve agility.
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Costs of poor quality (COPQ) cannot be overstated. Review the statistics that prove how costly it can be to avoid resolving quality issues in your processes and supply chain.
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Plasmids are crucial for CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology, and their role in CRISPR is expected to evolve with ongoing research.